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Articles in this issue:

Suing federal agencies such as ICE/DHS utilizing the Federal Tort Claims Act

A LOOK AT FTCA Damages, how to circumvent common exceptions, and how a Bivens claim applies in a case against the federal government


Litigating jail-death cases under the Fourteenth Amendment

The three fact patterns that account for the overwhelming share of jail deaths: suicides, inmate-on-inmate violence, and medical failures



Excluding what the officer didn’t know at the time of the shooting

Effective use of motions in limine can ensure the jury sees only the relevant facts in an excessive-use-of-force case


Trauma-informed litigation

Protecting survivors in sexual harassment and abuse cases


The FTCA: Suing the federal government for civil rights violations

The primary vehicle for redress when federal officers abuse their authority


Off the record and on the QT

Dealing with unauthorized recordings of private conversations


Undocumented, underreported, and undervalued

Litigating retaliation and damages for immigrant workers in California


Honoring a plaintiff’s suffering

Finding a better way to characterize emotional-distress damages in employment cases  


The big takeaway

A major verdict against big tech’s social media for endangering children


Intersection of employment law and immigration

California employment protections are for all workers – exploitation comes in many forms



Love them or hate them

The tax reality of IRS Forms 1099


Sowing the seeds of Justice Without Barriers

Justice Day and ongoing legislative relationship-building


Say “no” to June gloom

Get out and do good for yourself and others


Summer is here with exciting news from OCTLA

Check out our new oceanfront conference


June 26: The day we show our strength against Uber

Join the most sophisticated, survivor centered effort our side has ever run